Fountain-pen holder



T. B. GREENLAW. FOYUNTAIN PEN HOLDER. 112111101111011 man FEB. 14, 1921.

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T. B. GREENLAW FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER. APPLICATION man 155.14, 1921.

Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

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-m WILQV 'UNITED s'missA` mais Fisica. i

TEQMASRGREENLAW, or FLoRA, ILIQI'Nors.

FOUNTAIN-rien' HOLDER.

Specicaton ofIiettersv Patent. lajggnted Application led'February 14', 1921. `Serial No. 444,916.

To all w 710m t may-comma?.

Be it known that I, THOMAS B. GrREENmW,V

a'citiz'enof theUnited States, residing at Flora, 1n the county of Clay and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain vnew and use` tfulImprovements in Fountain-Pen Holders ;`y

v and I dodeclare the following to be a full,

i Fig. 9 is a @entrai veaicaiiongaudini- A`section on the line 7-7of-Fig8;

tion, the pen stock which my improved: pen isv formed vform of 'my invention;

clean and exact. description of the invention,such as will Aenable lothers skilled inthe art to Which'it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention Orelates to improvements in fountain pen-holders and has for its principal object the provision of a simply con-` structed device 4of this character which Will readily flow any quality of ivritingaink.

Y Another object is to'provide Va device of this character wherein a maximum quantity lof ink may be retainedandfed to a pen Without blotting the 'surface'ofthe Writing paper. With these and numerous other objects in view, my invention resides-in the novel fea'- Y A5 ris Va transverse sect on on the line 5-5 ofFigl 4; i; v

Fig; 6 isa plan view ofthe` .blank from Fig..7 is aside elevation ofv a modified Fig' 8 is a l50IPlan view thereof;

Fig. 10 is. apl'an vieW of the blank from vh'ich this form is made.; '.i j

"Figfll is aside elevation'withppartsin section of a further modifibatin of.l my invention'gfV v 1 Fig. 12 vis a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 13 is a `Central verticalY section thereof;

`Fig. 14is a transverse sectionV on the line Yifi-1iY of Fig. 13

,Y Fig. 15 is a transverse'section on the line upon Fig. 16 is a plan view of the blank from which this form is made. f y

Similar numerals of -reference 'are em ployed to indicate. corresponding parts throughout the several views. l

The preferred embodimentoffmy inven-y Ation as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1l to 6 of the drawings, comprises a penstock 1 providedL lvatvone end With a longitudin'a'ldsiocket 2 in which is adapted to be disposed a double-'ended reversible ink reservoir and Y, pen lholder 3 which is formedY from 'a single sheet.

of suitable metal. In forming saidink'reser- Avoir an elongated {piece of sheet metal Abentuponitself to form a'substantially'trough-or U-'shapedvbody having parallel spacedwalls 4:,v which vare provided With aplurality ofV preferably transversely alined apertures A5 adapted to assist in retaining ink in the 'trough-shaped body. The upper edges of the vopposite longitudinal Wallsla are bentputf' `Wardly anddoivnvvardly 'adjacent said Walls tov form flanges 6 adapted to 'increase the Vink retaining surface of the reservoir, v y said With the apertures 5 in the'U-shaped'portion and for a similar-purpose y; The reservoir is provided at'each-endfyvi'th a substantially vsemi-'cone'shapedf'feed'v portion Shaving an'ope'ntop and a 'sin'all `outlet v opening 9 in its extreme end,' said:outletubeing'po'sitioned Aadjacent'thev feed opening of a pen 10 W'hose'inne'r end isreleasably retained between y'the ldo'wvnvvardly bentV .flanges being provided kWitha plurali'tyfof,y 'apertures 7 vsubstantially transversely a-lirfned4 1 :flanges 6 and the flanges 11 which are curvedl l' I ui'nvardlyv and invv'ardlyjfrom the flower edges of the aforesaid flan-ges '6 which ext'endlongitudinally'of said body;v 'The lines offold informing the reservoirlare `indicated Vby dotted lines: in Fig. 6y of'thedraw v ings! reservoir and Vreceived in the :feedopening in the penrfrom which it will pass to the ypoints of the pen.

. Ina modified form. illustrated inFigs. 7

to 10 inclusive, the p enstock '1l -is formed integral With the ink reservoir which comprises an elongated strip of sheet metalbent 'orU-shaped body having `parallel spaced In operation;V the ink Will be retained'4 in f the reservoir betweentheseveral W`all-s'andflanges andink Will be' Jfed through the semi-A .Y Vcone-shaped feed portions at the endsof's'a'id.

Vitself to forma substantially trough ioo .walls 4. provided With-a :plurality-of pref-vv erably transversely alined apertures adapted to assist in retaining the ink in said body. The upper edges of the walls 4 are bent outwardly and downwardly adjacent said walls to form flanges 6, said flanges being provided with a plurality of apertures substantially transversely alined with the apertures 5 and for a similar purpose.

The reservoir is provided at its outer end with a substantially semi-conc-sha-ped feed portion 8 having open top and a small outlet opening 9 in its extreme endA` said outlets being positioned adjacent the feed opening of a pen l0 whose inner end is releasably retained between the flanges 6 and the flanges 1l which are curved upwardly from the flanges 6.

The penstock l is formed from a continuation of the other end of the reservoir. T he lines of lfold in forming this reservoir are indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 10 of the drawings.

A second modified form of this invention is illustrated in Figs. 11 to 16 inclusive which in this instance comprises a reservoir having a single feed portion 8 on one end and adapted to have its other end received in an ordinary fountain barrel 1 which is provided with a cap 13. In .this form, the reservoir is also formed'from an elongated strip of sheet metal bent upon itself to form a substantially U-shaped body having parallel spaced walls 4 which are provided with a plurality of substantially transversely alined apertures 5 adapted to assist in retaining ink in the body.

The upper edges of the walls 4 are bent outwardly and downwardly to form longitudinal flanges 6'which are provided with a plurality of apertures 7 substantially transversely alined with the other apertures 5 and for a similar purpose. The reservoir is of such a diameter as `to tightly wedge the pen 10 between the inner wall of the barrel 1 and the point of juncture of the walls .4 and flanges 6 of said reservoir. In this form the reservoir is provided with only one feed portion 8 which is disposed beneath the l pen 10 in the same manner as the other c forms. c

Fig. 16 shows the blank from which the form is made and the dotted linesindicate the lines of fold. Y

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of my -improved fountain pen holder will be readily understood, but it is also to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, numerous changes'may be made without sacrificing the principal advantages.

'penstocln aE pen, a longitudinal ink reservoir disposed beneath said pen, said reservoir comprising a body substantially U-shaped in cross section, the opposite side walls of said body being provided with a plurality of apertures, said walls having their upper longitudinal edges bent outwardly and downwardly upon themselves and spaced from said walls, and a semi-cone shaped feed portion on the outer end of said body terminating adjacent the feed opening in said pen,

2. A fountain pen holder comprising a penstoclr, a pen, a longitudinal ink reservoir` disposed beneath said pen, said reservoir comprising a body substantially U-shaped in cross section, the opposite side walls of said body being provided with a plurality kof apertures, said walls having their upper longitudinal edges bent outwardly and downwardly uponl themselves and spaced from said walls, upwardly and inwardly curved longitudinal flanges formed on said downwardly bent edges and spaced therefrom for the reception of said pen therebetween, and

a semiscone shaped feed portion formed on the outer end of said body and terminating adjacent the feed opening'in said pen.

3. A fountain pen holder comprising a penstock, a pen, a longitudinal ink reservoir disposed beneath said pen,` said reservoir comprisinga body substantially' U-shape in cross section, the opposite side walls of said body being provided with a plurality of apertures, the upper longitudinal edges yof the side walls of said body being bent outwardly and downwardly upon themselves and spaced from said walls, said walls and downwardly bent portions being provided with a plurality of transversely alined apertures, upwardly and inwardly curvedv longitudinal flanges formed on said downwardly bent portions 'and spaced therefrom for the reception of said pen therebetween, and a semi-cone shaped feed-portion formed on the onterend of said body and terminating adjacent the feed opening in said pen.

4. A fountain pen holder comprising a tubular pen stock, a 'reversible longitudinal ink reservoir disposed'in said penstock, said reservoir comprising a body substantially U-shaped in cross section, integral semi-cone shaped feed portions formed on the opposite ends of said body, apen disposed at one end ofsaid body and-having its feed opening positioned adjacent the outer terminal of tthe feed portion, and means for retaining the penonsaid body.

5. A device-.of the class described comd prising kan elongated. tubular penstock, a re having the upper longitudinal edges of its side walls bent outwardly/tand downwardly upon themselves and spaced from said walls 10 teg-ral semi-cone shapedk feed portion on each end of said body adapted to terminate at the feed opening of apen.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS B. GREENLAW.

v W'tnesses;

C. E. HEMPHILL, E, B.\CoLoLAsURE. 

